Greece

Trade unions in Greece have called for a strike to protest a new labor bill which, they say, will jeopardize the eight-hour workday.

After walking off the job Tuesday, the seamen's union announced that same afternoon that they are extending their strike, which was originally planned to last 48 hours, for another two days. The strike is in protest of the new austerity...

Greece faces widespread disruption on May 30 as a range of labor unions announce a 24-hour strike. The General Confederation of Greek Labor, which represents over 80 individual unions, will instruct its members to strike. They will be joined by...

The executive board of the Panhellenic Seamen's Union (PNO) decided on Friday to immobilize ships whose owners owe back-pay to their employees. The measure will apply from Thursday March, 27. PNO will also proceed with a 24-hour nationwide strike on...

Traffic in parts of the Greek capital came to a standstill on Tuesday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike over pension reforms. Buses, trolleys, trams and metro transportation will be out of operation for the day....

Greece's largest trade union organisation (GSEE) representing private-sector workers, has called for a 24-hour nationwide general strike on Wednesday. The union is also organizing a rally in Klafthmonos Square in central Athens at 11:00 (0900 GMT) on Wednesday morning, urging workers,...

A 24-hour strike by Greek seamen to mark May 1 will paralyse shipping across the country on Tuesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) said it had called the action as part of International Labor Day celebrations as well as an...

The left-led SYRIZA government is rushing through a new wave of austerity measures ahead of a crunch Eurogroup meeting of eurozone creditors in Brussels on Monday. Thousands of Greek protestors took to the streets ahead of a vote in...

The Executive Body of the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) met on Monday in order to decide whether it will proceed with strikes as a means of protest for the security fund reform plan which is expected to be submitted in...

Greece's seamen's federation (PNO) has started their 48-hour strike, which will keep ships docked from 6 am on Monday morning, November 2 to 6 am on Wednesday, November 4. In a press release, PNO calls on travelers to show understanding...

Striking Greek seamen will suspend any further industrial action to avoid disrupting ferry and freight services during the Easter holiday, their union said Wednesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) announced that all passenger ship routes will be serviced as of...

The boards of the General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) and the Civil Servants Supreme Administrative Council (ADEDY) have called the employees in the public and private sector to participate in the general strike that will be held...

Greek Shipping & Aegean Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis on Monday recommended to the prime minister the lifting of the back-to-work order for seamen effective since February 6, 2013. Varvitsiotis underlined that a firm demand by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) is...

The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation PNO announced on Tuesday that a four-hour work stoppage will take place on the Labor Day holiday, May 1, for all types of ships, between the hours of 8am and noon. It said the work stoppage...

Greek dockworkers will push ahead with a two-day strike starting Tuesday, despite pleas from government and sector officials to call off the protest, which is seen as dealing a blow to the country's vital tourism industry. Dockworkers said Monday they...